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In alphabetical order…

ASIBA

Association des Sections Internationales Britanniques et Anglophones: association supporting the British version of the Baccalauréat Français International (BFI).

Autumn or subject meetings

The round of meetings of colleagues involved in the British BFI organised by the schools’ group. Three meetings take place in France: an English teachers’ meeting, a History-Geography teachers’ meeting and a Heads of Section meeting. Normally the first two are in October and the latter in November.

BFI

Baccalauréat Français International.

Boldset

Boldset designed the new (now current) ASIBA logo and designed and built this website.

British BFI Schools’ Group

The sections/schools currently preparing the British version of the Baccalauréat Français International (BFI) validated by the French and British authorities.

DGESCO

Diréction Générale de l’Enseignement Scolaire. Major department of the French education Ministry.

DREIC

Direction des Relations Européennes, Internationales et de la Coopération. The part of the French Ministry in Paris which deals directly with the BFI.

ELSA

English Language Schools Association

FDEI

Fondation pour le Développement de l’Enseignement International

GCSE

The General Certification of Secondary Education is a qualification awarded in a specified subject in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The GCSE replaced the CSE and GCE O-Level examinations in 1988.
The IGCSE (see below) is the International version.

IGCSE

The International General Certificate of Secondary Education is the International version of the GCSE.

Ministère de l’Education Nationale

French Ministry of Education. HQ: rue de Grenelle, Paris.

BFI

Baccalauréat Français International (BFI): the international version of the French Baccalauréat.

Schools’ Chair

The head of section chosen to lead the group of schools participating in the British BFI. S/he coordinates work across the the different schools and organises the annual Schools Forum meeting.

Schools Forum

The annual meeting between the Heads of the British / Anglophone sections of the schools offering the BFI, generally held in November.

Subject co-ordinators

Specialist teachers who coordinate course teaching and examination preparation in the two subjects taught in Language, Literature and Culture (Approfondissement Culturel et Linguistique), History-Geography and Connaissande du Monde.

UCAS

Universities and Colleges Admissions Service.

 

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